Flexible horse-collar pad.



PATENTED lSEPTLJO, 1907,

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APPLICATION FILED DEO. 24, 1906.

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JOHN H. TAYLOR, OF WATERLOO, NEBRASKA.

FLEXIBLE HORSE-COLLAR PAD.

Specieation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1907.

Application tiled December 24, 1906. Serial No. 349,287.

fo all whom L may concern:

Be it known that .lonN H. TAYLOR, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Waterloo, in the county ol Douglas and State ol Nebraska, have invented a new and usel'ul Flexible Horse-Collar Pad, ol' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horse collars and more particularly to neck pads oi that type flexibly connected with the upper end ol the collar so as to rest on the base ol' the neck ol the horse and thereby permit the collar to have l`1'eedoin of movement without elialing the neck of the horse and causing discomi'ort.

The invention has ier one tl' its obje ts to provide a collar pad ol' this character which is ol' simple, inexpensive and substantial construction and so arranged as to permit the collar to be readily opened or closed without much trouble,

A further obj ect ol' the invention is the provision ol a llexible collar pad which can be used in connection with ordinary collars in the nature oi' an attachment therefor,

With these objects in view, and others, as will appear as the nature o the invention is better understood, the invention comprises the various novel leatures oi' construction and arrangement oi parts, which will be more lully described,hcrcinaiter and set iortli with particularity in the claims appended hereto.

ln the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one ol' the embodiments ol' the invention, Figure l is a l'ront elevation ol' the upper portion ol a horse collar showing the pad applied thereto. 2 is a bottom perspective view ol the top plate oi' the pad. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ol' the bottom plate ol" the device with a padding thereon. Fig'. 4 is a vrrtical longitudinal section of the flexible pad.

Corresponding parts in the several ligures are indicated throughout by similar characters ol' reference.

Rel'erring' to the drawing, A dtsignatts the upper pertiou ol a horse collar the members l oi which are eonnected at their upper ends by the usual strap and buckle lastening 2. Between the upper' ends oi the members l is the flexible pad B. This pad comprises arcuate top and bottom plates 3 and 4, respectively, which are preferably made ol' sheet metal oi' suitable stillness, and between them is arranged a ball and socket joint composed ol the ball 5 and castings 6 cooperating to iorm a socket or bearing' ior the ball. This flexible joint permits the bottom plate l to ireely move independently of the top plate, the latter being attached to the collar while the bottom plate rests on the neck of the horse. The ball 5 is provided with a stud 7 which is inserted in the opening 8 of the bottom plate and riveted therein. The bearing castings or sections G are riveted, or otherwise suitably secured, on the nnder side, and at the center oi the top plate 3. The ball is held in place by the socket, and aiter the sections 6 oi the socket are riveted in position with the ball in place, the ball is riveted to the bottom plate. On the bottom plate is arranged a suitable padding 9 which may be a piece el' leather, iclt, or any other suitable material, and the same is preferably secured in place by rivets l0.

The padding is attached to the collar in any suitable manner which will permit oi' the collar being readily opened ior adj usting it to the horse or removing it therel'roni. By prel'erence, the top plate 3 is provided with a plurality oi' upwardly extending wire loops ll arranged in pairs on opposite sides el the center and with which the hooks l2 are adapted to engage. These hooks are secured to the collar on the inner surlace of the members l in any approved manner, as by attaching them directly to the cellar or indirectly through the straps 13 which may be provided with buckles 14. By means ol these loops and hooks, the parts oi the padding can be unlastened when it is desired to remove the collar from the horse, so that the collar can be opened alter the fastening device 2 is loosened. It will thus be seen that the flexible pad can be used on collars el ordinary construction Without requiring any change or introducing any objectionable diflicnltics.

Frein the lorcgoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages ol the construction will be readily apparent and, while the device materially increases the coiniort ol the horse, it also lorms an attachment which can be readily adjusted to the proper working position and which permits the collar to be readily opened and closed.

What is claimed is A horse collar pad comprisingv apair of plates, both of arcuate form, the lower plate being padded, a ball carried by one of the plates, a hall socket secured to the other plate and receiving said hall, loops projecting upward from the top plate. and collar hooks for engagement with said loops.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. TAYLOR.

Witnesses Gno. JOHNSON, R. E. Nni'rznn. 

